First reading of a Rockwood ordinance creating a permit requirement for alarm systems in the city and charging a penalty for excessive false alarms passed unanimously last week.

“We have times where we get swamped by false alarms,” said Rockwood Police Chief Danny Wright.

“A lot of times we’re going to a house or business or the fire department is answering them where we have no idea who a responsible party is, whether we need to make entry if it is a medical alarm or not, somebody to get a-hold of,” Wright said.

Several zoning resolutions were on the agenda at last month’s Roane County Commission meeting.

J. Baker Hamilton owns 162 acres of woodland along Roane State Hwy. across from Roane County Park. He wants to market the property as commercial and requested that it be rezoned from low-density residential to highway commercial.

The planning commission approved the request in December. The commission approved it at the January meeting.

Ali Nelson is accused of attempting to open a Lowe’s credit card account in her ex-husband’s name.

According to the arrest warrant, Michael Court contacted Harriman police about the matter on Jan. 9.

“The victim said he recently received a notice from credit reporting agency Experian that someone attempted to open a credit card in his name at Lowe’s in Harriman, but the account was denied,” the warrant said.